Arylide of pyrazalone-carboxylic acids and process of making same



Patented Feb. 12, 1935- n I f :o -rTEo STATES PATENT o ARYLIDE or PYRAZALONEQCARBOXYLIU Y ACIDS AND PROCESS OF SAME i i 'Grald Bonhote, Basel, andManSchmid,TRie hen, 1 I V near Basel, Switzerlaniassignors to Societyof s I Chemical Industry in Basle Basel, Switzerland No Drawing. Application" November 9, .1932, In Switzerland November SerialNo. 641,932. 13, 1931' H 1 10 Claims.-

. The present invention relates to' the manufac ture of new cyclic. carboXylic acids containing a CHzCO-group capable of coupling with diazo compounds. It compriseslthe process of making 5 these ar-ylides and the new arylides themselves. The arylides deriving, on the one part, from carboxylic acids'the COOH-group or groups of which aredirectly linked to a ring, and which, due to the presence of a COCl-lz-group, are capable of coupling (as in the case of the carboxylic acids of zlrarylpyrazolones containing their carboxylic group, bound, be it to the arylnucleus, be it to.

the pyraz olone nucleus, or to both nuclei) and,

I1w th$ other part, from polynuclear aromatic l 'arylides correspond to the general formula the carboxylic acid containing the group COCK-I2, and R- zthe radical of the polynuclear amine.

- It has now been found'that these arylides are obtained bycondensing the carboxylicacids with the polynuclear aromatic amines defined below. This condensation is preferably. effected accordingtoknown methods, for, example by, converting the carboxylic acids into the, corresponding carboxylic acid chlorides, and condensing the chlorides thus obtained with the polynuclear. aromatic amines. The condensation. may also. be

effected by causing condensing agents, such as cons-ideration for carrying'out the present proc ess thefollowing may be mentioned:

1. The pyrazolone carboxylic acids deriving from the acetylacetic ether and from the hydrazines themselves obtained in known manner from aminocarboxylic acids, such as the l-aminobenzene-2-, or 3 or 4-carboxylic acids, as well as from the different chloroand methylaminobenzoic-acids -,zsuch as for example 5-chloro-2-aminobenezene-l' carboxylic acid, Z-chloro-B-aniino benzene-l-carboxylic acid, 4-ch1oro-3-aminoben zene-l-carboxylic acid, 5 -chloro 3-arninoben zene '-1-carboXylic. acid, 6 1-=chloro-3-aminobenz'ene-hcarb'oxylic acid; 2- chloro-baminoben zene-l-carboxylic acid, or.z-methyl waminobenzen'e-l-carboxylic acid, z-methylefi-aminobenzenev-l-carhcxylic acid, 4-methyl-2aminohenzene-l-carboxylic acid, 4-methy1-3-amin0benzene-lcarboxylic acid, as well as from the. chlorotoluidine carboxylic acids, such. as,'fo1 examples,

6 chlorometh'yl 3 eaminobenzene l carboxylic' acid, 5chloro-'l-methyl2-aminobenzene-1a amines, have not hitherto been described. These hydrazine, benzyl hydrazine, phenyl hydrazine, or

carboxylic acid; as well as from the alkylaralkyl,

and aryl'ethers of aminophenol carboxylic acids," such as, forexample, 3 arnino,- i-.methoxyLear boxylic acid, the phenyi ether of 2 -,amino -1"-h'ydroxyb'enzene--.cai boxylic acid, or the substi tutionproductsthereof,eta;, I s, 2. The ,pyrazolone, carboxylic. acids deriving from the acetyloxalic ether and from the ,"hydral zinescorresponding to the generalv formulai in which X means a hydrogeniatombr a'sub" uent from agrcup of substituents comprising" alkyl, aralkyl or arylresidues'. Such hydrazines are for instancethe hydrazine itself (NI-IzeNHi), or the alkyl hydrazinesfsuchas methyl or ethylany other aromatic primary hydrazine;

3. The acetyl acetic arylides containing ,a COOl-I group in the aryl nucleus,xsuch as the arylides deriving from the. drtho, 1neta-, and para-aminobenzoic acids;

Other suitable carboxylic'acids, such as the; aryl barbituric acids containing the crabOXyL, group: in'the aromatic'nuclei, acidsofthe type ofthe benzoylacetic-ortho-carboxylic acid, etc. 1; Among the. 'polynuclear amines coming into consideration as parent materials. for the;:pres-. ent invention there may be] named theflamines the nuclei of which are purely aromatic,'. such..as; t- .and- B-naphthylamine; the naphthylenediam-v ines, for example 1,5-naphthy1enediamine, the aminonaphthols, the 2 -aminoanthracene and 1- aminoa-cenaphthene etc.', i. .e. nolynuclear amines whose nuclei arecondensed the one with the other, or polynuclear amines whosenuclei are united by a linkage consisting either of a simple link or 'a'n'ator'n or a grouping of "atoms; Among the polynuclear amines whose nuclei'are united by a'simple lirikthere inay be 'named the g i' d'iaminodiphenyls', such as' benzidine, tolidin'e, dianisidine, diphenetidine. Among the polynuclear amines whose nuclei are united by an atom or a grouping of atoms there maybe named the diphenylethers. c0ntaimng one or several NH2- groups, such as the Z-ainino-l,1-diphenylether or the 4,4-diamino-1,1' diphenylether, the 4,4,- 4=triamino-triphenylmethane,- the .diaminodi aryllnethanes. the i mono-, di-, "tri- .and tetra amin'odiarylureas. -v Further the amines which besides anaromatic nucleus contain another nucleus,.such as for example the aminoarylpyrazo lones; the aminoarylthiazoles, such as the dehy-i, drothiotoluidine, the" homologues, analogues and sulfonic acid derivatives thereof, or alsoamind compounds of another character, such as;the -arom'atic tetrahydronaphthylamines, the arylamides prepared from 1 mol. of a diamine of the benzene series and 1 mol. of a suitable carboxylic acid, such as benzoic acid, the hydroxybenzoic acids, naphthoic acids, hydroxynaphthoic acids, pyrazolone carboxylic acids, the aminoazo compounds, aminothiazines, oxazines, azines etc. Other amino compounds may also be used, for example the condensation products containing amino groups which are inter alia obtained by condensa- 1 tion of aromatic diamines with heterocyclic compounds containing mobile halogen atoms, such as cyanuric chloride, dichloroquinazoline, tribromopyrimidine etc., products which as is known may contain a great number of NHz-groups. 7

According to the choice of the initial products mentioned above arylides ofdifferent constitution are obtained.

Thus the arylides which are obtained from pyrazolone carboxylic acids correspond to the general formula R1-CONH'R2 cited in the third paragraph above, wherein R1 stands for the radical of the pyrazolone carboxylic acid, it being indifferent whether the carboxyl group is in the pyrazolone nucleus or, if one is present, in the phenyl nucleus, and R2 for the radical of the polynuclear amine.

According to the nature of the pyrazolone carboxylic acid further more specific formulas may be derived from this general formula. Thus the arylides from pyrazolone carboxylic acids mentioned under Section 1 above correspond to the following general formula deriving from that of the third paragraph hereinbefore wherein R1 stands for the aromatic radical of the aromatic carboxylic acid used for the production of the pyrazolone, and R2 for the radical of the polynuclear aromatic amine.

The arylides which derive from the pyrazolone carboxylic acids mentioned under Section 2 above correspond to the following particular case of the general formula disclosed in the third paragraph above, wherein X stands for hydrogen or a substituent from a group of substituents comprising alkyl, aralkyl, or aryl, and R2 for the radical of the polynuclear aromatic amine, and in which the grouping corresponds to the radical R1 of the general formula stated in the third paragraph.

If one of the acids mentioned under Section 3 above is used, the formula of the third paragraph of this specification assumes the following aspect A-R3CONHR2 wherein A stands for the residue which contains the CO--CH2-group capable of coupling, R3 for the aromatic nucleus to which the group A and the CO-NH-Rz-group are linked, and R2 for the radical of the polynuclear aromatic amine.

If for the polynuclear aromatic amine such an amine is chosen which contains two or more amino-groups, there are obtained products for which the formula of the third paragraph of this description has developed to the following formula if. it 1.

wherein R1 again stands for the radical of the cyclic carboxylic acid carrying the CH2CO- group, and R2 for the radical of the polynuclear aromatic amine, and in which it stands for a while number which corresponds to the number of NHz-groups which are present in the polynuclear amine less one.

when coupled with sulfonated diazo components.

These dyestuffs may be used for the dyeing of animal fibers (wooland silk), vegetable fibers (cotton, linen, jute etc.) or artificial fibers (artificial silk produced on the basis of regenerated cellulose). If the diazo components contain an OH- group or a COOH-group in ortho position to the diazo-group, there are obtained dyestuffs capable of being transformed in substance, in the dyeing bath, or on the fiber, into metalliferous compounds which dye the fiber shades of excellent fastness properties.

The arylides obtained according to the process of the present invention vary in their afiinity for the different fibers. In general those which have been prepared with monamines are distinguished by their afiinity for the animal fiber, whereas those which have been obtained by means of diamines are distinguished by their affinity for the vegetable fiber or the fiber from regenerated cellulose. Those among the latter which have been obtained with diamines having a pronounced affinity for cotton, such as benzidine, tolidine, dianisidine etc., are particularly valuable. If the fibers prepared with these arylides are treated with diazotized, preferably unsulfonated, amines, there are obtained shades which are remarkable both for their beauty and their fastness.

The following examples illustrate the present invention without, however, limiting the same, Examples 5, 6, 7, and 8 illustrating the chief application of the new arylides. The parts are by weight.

Example 1 A stirring vessel containing a mixture of 200 parts of diethylaniline and 100 parts of pyridine is charged with .24 parts of 1-(3-carboxy)- phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone and 14 parts of fi-naphthylamine; the mixture is heated to about 50 C. and there are gradually added 8 parts of phosphorus trichloride. The temperature is raised to about 130-140? C. and kept at this point for about 2-3" hours. The mass is then introduced into dilute hydrochloric acid and the whole is. subsequently filtered by suction; the solid matter is suspended in a dilute sodium carbonate solution, the adherenttertiary base'is expelled by steam distillation, the arylide is dissolved in a dilute sodium hydroxide solution, and pre- V 7 1,991,313" I cipitated by the addition of dilute acid after the solution has been fclarified. *The arylide thus obtained constituteswhen dried a whitish powder which is easily soluble in aqueous solutions of caustic alkalies; it is absorbed by cotton, par ticularly in the presence of electrolytes. The new product very probably corresponds to the formula The condensation may be conducted in a similar manner with other tertiarybases, or with the useof indifferent solvents, such as toluene, etc.

One proceeds in an analogous manner with other carboxylic acids, such as, for instance, with 1-(4'-carboxy) -phenyl-3-rnethy1-5-pyrazolone, or

by using instead of B-naphthylamine an aminonaphthol, such as, for instance, the 2,7- or the 1,7-aminonaphthoLor also the dehydrothiotoluidine sulfonic acid.

If pyrazolones are used which are derived from the-oxalacetic ester, other stoichiometric proportions must of course be chosen. The same is the case by using instead of pyrazolone other carboxylic acids, such as for example the arylide obtained .by condensation of acetylacetic acid and hours.

meta-aminobenzoic acid.

Example 2 A- stirring vessel ischargedwith 48.8 parts of l-phenyl5-pyrazolone-3-carboxylic acid, 4 3.9 parts of the phenylether .of 4-chloro-2-aminophenol, .and 300 parts of chlorobenzene. The

. mixture is heated to 130-435? C., allowed tocool down to about 70 C., and there are added within 30"minutes dropwise 12 parts of phosphorus trichloride. 130135 C. and maintained at this point for The mass is then poured into water, 5 parts of sodium carbonate added to the mixture, and the chlorobenzene expelled by steam distillation. sodium hydroxide solution while hot, filtered, and

" precipitated by the addition of dilute acid. The

new condensation product thus obtained is, when dry, a feebly colored powder, which readily dissolves in caustic alkalies. Very fast dyeings'are obtained by impregnating wool with its caustic alkali solutions and developing it in suitable diazotizing solutions The new. product probably corresponds to theformula asimi1ar manner one proceeds with other The temperature is again raised to s The solid matter is dissolved in dilute amines suchas the B-naphthylamine or ,the 2,'1'- or L'T-aminonaphthol. as benzidine or LE-naphthyl'enediamine, the stoichiometric proportions may be varied according to the purpose aimed at (condensation with l' or Wit/112 amino groups).

Example 3 Austirring vessel is charged with: 80 parts of diethylamine, 44'parts of '1.-3-carboxy) -phenyl- 3rnethyl 5 -pyra' zolone and 13.4 parts of benzi-e dine. This mixture is-heated to about 100? C. and 13.5 parts of phosphorus trichloride are then slowly added, whilst ensuring that thetemperaturedoes notrise above'110-l15-C. This temperature is maintainedfor about 4 hours, whereupon the mass of the reaction is introdufied intodilute hydrochloric. acid, and filtered by suction.

The solid matter is suspended in dilute sodium carbonate solution, the adherent diethylaniline is expelled by steam distillation, thearylide is dissolved in dilute sodium hydroxide solution and precipitatedby the addition of dilute acid after the solution has been clarified. The new product:

very probably'corresponds to the formula The arylide" thus obtained constitutes when dried a yellowish powder which is easily soluble in caustic allralies; it is absorbed by cotton from its caustic alkali solutions, particularly in the presence of electrolytes.

' The condensation may be conducted in an anal-- Example 4 In a mixing vessel provided with a reflux condenser a mixture of 11.2 parts of 1-phenyl-5- pyrazolone-3-carboxylic acid, and 5.4 parts of para-phenylenediamine in 80 parts of pyridine 1 and 120 parts of. diethyl'amineiare heatedjto 100 C. Thewhole is allowedto cool down to 80C., and 2.3 parts of phosphorus trichloride arefadded infthe' course 0 530 minutes. The temperature is maintained at 80 C. for about minutes;

whereupon a'further 11.2 parts of 1-phenyl'-5- pyrazoloneQ-carboxylic acid are added, and the temperature raised to 120125 C. The condensation takes place 'in the course of 4 hoursat 120-l25 C., while gradually adding .3-=partsof PC13. The working up is elfected in a similar manner as described inthe preceding examples.

If diamines are used, such The new product very probably corresponds to the formula solution prepared by dissolving 6 grams of the condensation product from 1 molecular proportion of 1-(4'-carboxy) phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone and 1 molecular proportion of p-naphthylamine in 300 com. of hot water, with the addition of 12 com. of sodium hydroxide solution of 30 percent. strength, 10 com. of Turkey red oil and 15 gramsof sodium chloride, the whole being made up to 1 liter by dilution with Water. The goods are wound ofi and developed in a solution, neutralized by means of sodium acetate, containing per liter the diazo-compound from 3 grams of 1-amin06-methoxy4-nitrobenzene. The cotton is dyed a pure red-orange having excellent properties of fastness.

Example 6 Cotton yarn is impregnated with a grounding solution prepared by dissolving 6 grams of the condensation product obtained from 1 molecular proportion of 1-(4'-carboxy)-phenyl-3-methyl- -pyrazolone and 1 molecular proportion of 2:7- aminonaphthol in 300 cc. of hot water, with the ing in respect to the weight of the wool:

3 per cent. of the condensation product obtained according to Example 2 from l-phenyl-5- pyrazolone-3-carboxylic acid and 4-chloro-2- aminodiphenylether, per cent. of Turkey red oil, per cent. of sodium hydroxide solution of 36 Be. and per liter of the bath cc. of sulfite cellulose waste liquor, and 20 grams of calcined Glaubers salt, the ratio of material to liquor being 1:30. After grounding the goods are hydroextracted and developed in the course of 20 minutes in a diazo-solution, neutralized by means of sodium acetate, containing in respect to the weight of the Wool 2 per cent. of orthochlordiazobenzene. A pure yellow dyeing is thus obtained having very good fastness properties.

Example 8 Cotton yarn is impregnated with a grounding solution prepared by dissolving 6 grams of the condensation product from 2 molecular proportions of 1-(3'-carboxyl) -phenyl-3-methy1-5- pyrazolone and 1 molecular proportion of benzidine in 300 cc. of hot water, with the addition of 12 cc. of sodium hydroxide solution of 30 per cent. strength, 1000. of Turkey red oil, and 15 grams of common salt, the whole being made up to 1 liter by dilution with water. The goods are wound off and developed in a solution, neutralized by means of sodium acetate, containing per liter the diazo compound from 3 grams of 4- chloraminodiphenylether. The cotton is dyed a pure yellow having excellent properties of fastness. The new dyestufl very probably correspondsto the formula addition of 12 cc. of sodium hydroxide solution of 30 per cent. strength, 10 cc. of Turkey red oil, and 15 grams of sodium chloride, the whole being made up to 1 liter by dilution with water. The goods are wound off and developed in a solution, neutralized with sodium acetate, containing per liter the diazo-compound from 3 grams of 2- aminol-chlorodiphenylether. The cotton is dyed an orange having excellent properties of fastness.

Example 7 W001 yarn is treated for hour at ordinary Example 9 The material to be printed is padded in the Foulard apparatus in an alkaline solution containing per liter 15 grains of the condensation product from 2 molecular proportions of 1-(3- carboxy)-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone and 1 molecular proportion of para-phenylenediamine. After drying, the goods are printed with a printing color containing per kilo 10 grams of the diazo-product of 2:5-dichloraniline. The yel- 10W color develops rapidly and is very fast. The

new dyestufi corresponds very probably to the formula aminodiphenylene.

5. Process for the manufacture of arylides, consisting in condensing the 1-(3'-carboxy)- phenyl-B-methyl 5 pyrazolone with 4,4 di aminodiphenylene.

LQ G 1i i X i X l I a I H I H in which R1 stands for the radical of a l phenyl- 5 -pyrazolone carboxylic acid and X stands for H, CH3, corn or OCzHs, which arylides form colorless to slightly colored powders, dissolve in aqueous solutions of caustic alkalies, and couple with diazo-compounds.

8 The arylides of the general formula in which R1 stands for the radical of 1 -phenyl-3- methyl-fi-pyrazolone carboxylic acid whose -COOI- I-'group is in the phenyl nucleus, and'X stands for H, CH3, OCHs or OC2H5, which arylides form colorless to slightly colored powders, dissolve in aqueous solutions of caustic alkalies, and couple with diazo-compounds.

9. The arylides of the general formula The aryhde; of the genera; m wherein :1: stands for H, CH3, OCHs orOCzHs, l which arylides form colorless to lightly colored OO powders, dissolve in aqueous solutions of caustic 1 I alkalies, and couple with diazo-compounds. in which R1 stands for the radical of a 5-pyrazo- The aryhdes of the general formula CHa-C=N /N=C,CH:

lone carboxylic acid and X stands for H, CH3, OCH3 or OC2H5, which arylides form colorless to slightly colored powders, dissolve in aqueous solutions of caustic alkalies, and couple with diazo-compounds. r

7. The arylides of the general formula X X I l R1C-N "N"CR1 II I 1 H OH HO wherein X stands for H, CH3, OCHs or OCzHs,

which arylides form colorless to lightly colored powders, dissolve in aqueous solutions of caustic alkalies, and couple with diazo-compounds.

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